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Population (year 2000): 1,769. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,597 (-9.7% change)
 

Males: 846  (47.8%)
Females: 923  (52.2%)

Ontonagon County

Median resident age:  46.7 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49953.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,100 (it was $28,300 in 2000)
Ontonagon  $28,100
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $55,000 (it was $42,400 in 2000)
Ontonagon  $55,000
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Ontonagon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

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Ancestries: German (26.8%), French (10.7%), English (10.4%), Irish (8.3%), Polish (8.0%), Swedish (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 642 feet

Land area: 3.75 square miles.

Population density: 435 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ontonagon

  • High school or higher: 83.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ontonagon village

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

28 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.6%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Ontonagon, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ontonagon to the number of sex offenders is 408 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ontonagon:  1.8% ($744)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (185.8 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (262.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (365.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: South Range, MI (48.1 miles ), Land O'Lakes, WI (49.8 miles ), Wakefield, MI (51.0 miles ), Hancock, MI (52.4 miles ), Presque Isle, WI (52.7 miles ), Houghton, MI (54.3 miles ), Baraga, MI (57.0 miles ), Conover, WI (57.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $71,400
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $71,400
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000

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Latitude: 46.87 N, Longitude: 89.31 W


People in group quarters in Ontonagon
  • 115 people in nursing homes
  • 15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 906

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Population change in the 1990s: -289 (-14.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Paper (22%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Plant and system operators (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Hospital/medical center in Ontonagon:
  • ONTONAGON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (601 SEVENTH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ontonagon:
  • PORTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 56 miles; HANCOCK, MI)
  • KEWEENAW MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 65 miles; LAURIUM, MI)
  • GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 65 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ontonagon:
  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 61 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; ID: IWD)
  • HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 61 miles; HANCOCK, MI; ID: CMX)
  • RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 87 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ontonagon:
  • ONTONAGON COUNTY (about 5 miles; ONTONAGON, MI; ID: OGM)
  • PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 50 miles; SIDNAW, MI; ID: 6Y9)
  • KINGS LAND O' LAKES (about 51 miles; LAND O' LAKES, WI; ID: LNL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ontonagon:
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; FT enrollment: 7,374)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 136 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 161 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 184 miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 185 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 187 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
Public high school in Ontonagon:
  • ONTONAGON AREA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 314; Location: 701 PARKER AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Ontonagon:
  • ONTONAGON AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 303; Location: 301 GREENLAND ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Ontonagon:
  • ONTONAGON TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income: $70,220; Location: 311 NORTH STEEL STREET; 37,188 books; 1,270 audio materials; 157 video materials; 82 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Americinn Lodge & Suites (120 Lincoln Avenue), AmericInn Silver City (120 Lincoln Avenue), Best Western Porcupine Mountain Lodge (120 Lincoln Ave), Don's Carpet Cleaning (22554 Lakeshore Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ontonagon and their reported violations in the past:

ONTONAGON COUNTY PARK (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-04-1999), St Unresolved (2 times from SEP-30-1999 to MAR-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-22-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-20-1999), St Compliance achieved (APR-22-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
RAINBOW MOTEL AND RESTAURANT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
PETERSON'S CHALET COTTAGES (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-1999), St Public Notif received (JUL-16-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-02-1999)
SCOTT'S SUPERIOR INN (Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
ONTONAGON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-23-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This village:  2.1 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  58.6%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  11.8%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Ontonagon compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ontonagon (2007 data):
  • mBank: Ontonagon at 601 River Street, branch established on 1934-01-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $381.8 mil, Deposits: $313.2 mil, headquarters in Manistique, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Mackinac Financial Corporation
  • The Citizens State Bank of Ontonagon: The Citizens State Bank Of Ontonagon at 501 River Street, branch established on 1910-12-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $47.4 mil, Deposits: $39.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Housing and Community Development(Local) 3$8,094$32,3760$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 2$2,232
Water Supply 3$9,097$36,3880$0
Financial Administration 3$9,124$36,4960$0
Other Government Administration 2$7,939$47,6347$332
Streets and Highways 5$14,511$34,8260$0
Hospitals 141$419,892$35,73535$101,791
Totals for Government 157$468,657$35,82144$104,355


Ontonagon government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $10,760,000
    Housing & Community Development: $146,000
    Sewerage: $88,000
    Parks & Recreation: $53,000
  • Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $11,025,000
    Water Utilities: $630,000
    Regular Highways: $327,000
    Housing & Community Development: $228,000
    General - Other: $206,000
    Fire Protection: $132,000
    Central Staff Services: $128,000
    Parks & Recreation: $61,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $68,000
    All Other: $64,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $51,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $254,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $300,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $240,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $486,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,000
    Property Sale Other: $19,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,989,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $785,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $240,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $203,000
    General Support: $195,000
    All Other: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $608,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $7,620,000

4.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,488 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.58%
Michigan average:  5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gogebic County, MI  0.59% ($33,250 average AGI)
from Houghton County, MI  0.37% ($13,600)


6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,646 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
Michigan average:  5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Gogebic County, MI  0.79% ($23,227 average AGI)
to Houghton County, MI  0.61% ($21,824)
to Marquette County, MI  0.47% ($20,846)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ontonagon:
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ontonagon:
  • WOAS (88.5 FM; ONTONAGON, MI; Owner: ONTONAGON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WUPY (101.1 FM; ONTONAGON, MI; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W251AE (98.1 FM; VICTORIA, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC)
  • W224AW (92.7 FM; BERGLAND, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ontonagon:
  • WBKP (Channel 5; CALUMET, MI; Owner: SCANLAN TELEVISION, INC.)

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